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North Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea
This marks the first time the North has launched a missile since Lee Jae Myung took office in South Korea North Korea launches a missile during drills on Sept. 10, 2022. (KCNA/Yonhap) North Korea on Wednesday launched a missile for the first time...

North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles, First Launch In Months
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, its first such launch in months and just a week before world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, descend on South Korea for a summit. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had...

North Korea has fired ballistic missiles toward the east, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea performed its first ballistic missile test in five months Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, days before President Donald Trump and other world leaders are to gather in rival South for a regional...

N. Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles toward Sea of Japan
REUTERS file photo A North Korean flag Jiji Press 10:43 JST, October 22, 2025 Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)—North Korea has launched several ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military said Wednesday. The military is...

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles ahead of Trump's South Korea visit
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. AHN YOUNG-JOON / AP North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, October...

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of Trump visit to South Korea
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the East Sea, its fifth such test this year and the first in more than five months, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The launch, which occurred Wednesday local time, comes just days...

North Korea's Kim tells Lao president bilateral friendship will further advance
Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 09:24 The North’s ruling party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, reported on Oct. 8 that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith in Pyongyang on Oct. 7 to mark the 80th anniversary of the...

North Korea fires ballistic missile eastward, says Seoul
North Korea fired a ballistic missile eastward, South Korea's military said on Wednesday. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the "unidentified" missile flew east, with the South Korean Yonhap news agency saying it was launched toward the sea off...

North Korea launches ballistic missile into East Sea ahead of APEC meeting
Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 08:57 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a combined strike drill involving long-range artillery and missile systems on May 8, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency. [KCNA] North Korea fired a...

N. Korea fires missile into East Sea for 1st time under Lee administration
North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to the press in Seoul. In the message, the JCS said it had detected multiple rounds of missiles launched at around 8:10...

N. Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of Apec summit in Seoul
SEOUL, Oct 22 — North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, its first such launch in months. It comes a week before a meeting of Apec leaders, including US President Donald Trump, is due take place in the...

N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan: S. Korea
The national flag of North Korea. (Getty Images) SEOUL/TOKYO (Kyodo) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, with a Japanese government source saying it was unlikely to affect the...

North Korea fires ballistic missile, says South Korea; ‘no impact on Japan’
South Korea’s military alleged on Tuesday that North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward the east, just days before world leaders are set to gather in South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. NHK cited government...

(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 1st ballistic missiles in 5 mths ahead of Trump's trip to APEC summit
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS paras 6-7, 9; CHANGES photos) By Lee Minji and Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in five months Wednesday, about a week before South Korea is...

BREAKING NEWS: N. Korean missile launch unlikely to affect Japan: gov't source

BREAKING NEWS: Nothing to indicate N. Korean missile fell in Japanese waters: PM Takaichi

N. Korea Fires Missiles after Takaichi's Inauguration
Newsfrom Japan World Oct 22, 2025 13:22 (JST) Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--North Korea appears to have launched several short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, the South Korean military said. Pyongyang is believed to have demonstrated its...
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters

North Korea has fired ballistic missiles toward the east, Seoul says
In this photo provided by North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Independent...

North Korea fires first ballistic missiles since South’s new president took office
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, watches a test of a new rocket engine at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service)...